Your Music, Your Personality

Just as a glimpse(n.瞥见) inside a bedroom or office provides clues about someone's character, so can a peek(n.瞥，偷看) at his music collection.

The question "What kind of music do you like?" is so revealing (adj.能透露内情的，有启发的), it is the number one topic of conversation among young adults who are getting to know each other, according to psychologists Jason Rentfrow of the University of Cambridge in the U.K., and Sam Gosling at the University of Texas at Austin.What do your tunes(n.曲调，这里泛指音乐) say about you?

Smart Sounds

Fans of jazz, classical and other "complex" music typically have above-average IQ scores.

Easy Listeners

Fans of country and Top 40 hits tend to be more conventional(adj.传统的), honest and conservative(adj.保守的) compared with fans of other genres(n.类别). "People who like country and pop might be more simpleminded (adj.率真的，头脑简单的), and that's not necessarily bad," says Rentfrow. "They just avoid making things unnecessarily complex."

Brain Invasion(n.入侵)

Whether you can study or work efficiently while listening to music may depend on how outgoing you are. Background music can help extroverts (n.外向的人) focus, but tends to torment (v.折磨) introverts (n.内向的人).

Motormouths (n.说话快并且交谈)

Fans of energetic music like dance and soul are more likely to impulsively(adv.冲动地) blurt out （突然说出口）their thoughts, compared with fans of other styles.

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向一个人的卧室或者办公室瞥一眼就能透露出一个人的一些性格特点。同样，看一眼他收集的音乐也是如此。

根据英国剑桥的Jason Rentfrow和美国奥斯汀德克萨斯大学的Sam Gosling的研究，“你喜欢哪种类型的音乐”这种问题能够揭露本质，这是年轻人中互相了解彼此时最爱问起的一个话题。

聪明的声音

爵士音乐、古典音乐和其它“复杂”音乐的爱好者们通常有高于平均水平的智商。

简单的听众

喜欢乡村音乐和排名前40流行音乐的爱好者与其他风格音乐的爱好者相比，要更为传统、诚实和保守。“喜欢乡村音乐和流行音乐的人可能更加的单纯些，但这并不一定是坏事，”Rentfrow说，“他们只是避免把事情弄得不必要的复杂。”

大脑干涉

当听着音乐时，你是否还能有效地学习或工作可能取决于你有多外向。背景音乐可以帮助外向型的人集中精力，但对内向型的人来说是一种折磨。

健谈的人

相比其他音乐爱好者，喜欢动感音乐如舞曲和灵魂音乐的人更容易不假思索地说出他们的想法。